CT and MRI findings in relapsing primary malignant melanoma of the lacrimal sac: a case report and brief literature review.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Primary lacrimal sac melanoma is an extremely rare condition with fewer than 50 cases reported so far. Clinically, its symptoms resemble those of dacryocystitis, leading to frequent misdiagnosis. During diagnosis, imaging examination is often performed to differentiate tumors from inflammation. In this report, we present a case of primary lacrimal sac melanoma and summarize the CT and MRI characteristics of lacrimal sac melanoma. CASE PRESENTATION:We report a 50-year-old female patient who had undergone a dacryocystectomy for the left lacrimal sac mass. Postoperative pathological examination confirmed the presence of primary malignant melanoma. Three months later, a lump in the lacrimal sac area was found. The patient underwent CT and MR examinations. CT scan demonstrated a partially well-defined soft mass in the fossa of left lacrimal sac extending into the nasolacrimal duct and anterior ethmoid sinus. MRI revealed an intermediate signal intensity on T1 and iso-or hyper-signal on T2 weighted images. Histopathological examination on biopsy confirmed recurrence of primary lacrimal sac melanoma. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:None has described the CT and MR findings of primary lacrimal sac melanoma so far. Typically, MR images show hyperintensity signal on T1-weighted images and hypointense signal on T2-weighted images owing to the paramagnetic properties of melanin. In contrast to previous reports and the present case, most cases do not present these typical signals. Thus, reporting such radiological findings is important to create awareness on variant images of primary lacrimal sac melanoma. This will reduce misdiagnosis and mistreatment.

journal_name

BMC Ophthalmol

journal_title

BMC ophthalmology

authors

Shao JW,Yin JH,Xiang ST,He Q,Zhou H,Su W

doi

10.1186/s12886-020-01356-6

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-05-14 00:00:00

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191

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1

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1471-2415

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10.1186/s12886-020-01356-6

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20

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